Reintroducing Familiar Foods Back on Your Baby's Plate
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Jan 18, 2021
Introducing new foods to your baby doesn't mean you can't bring back familiar ones! Repeated exposure helps build comfort with a variety of tastes, particularly allergenic foods, which can reduce the risk of allergies. An effective mealtime strategy includes letting your baby explore a new food while also enjoying familiar favorites. Practical tips emphasize structured meal approaches and engaging activities that support toddlers beyond screens. Discover how small changes can make a big difference in your baby's feeding journey!
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Structure Baby's Meal Sessions
Spend the first 10 minutes of a 20-minute feeding session introducing the new food alone to your baby. - Then use the second 10 minutes to offer a plate with the new food plus two familiar foods from previous days.
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Early and Often Reduces Allergy
Introducing allergenic foods early and often helps reduce the risk of allergies later. - Consistency in reintroducing all foods builds familiarity and promotes diet diversity.
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Daily New Foods with Familiar Plates
For 6-7 month olds, begin with one to two feedings a day, progressing to three by 10 months. - Introduce one new food daily, then offer plates combining that food with two familiar ones for continued exposure.
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#93 When your baby is trying one new food per day is that the only food the baby eats? It could be but you can also reintroduce familiar foods from previous days. This helps your baby see foods he or she has already tried early and often.
In this episode I’m sharing some easy ways you can reintroduce foods your baby has already tried back into the diet. Yes you can continue to try new foods while also continuing to expose your baby to foods he or she has previously tried!
Listen to this episode to learn:
When you’re introducing allergenic foods, the key is to do it early and often. This helps lower food allergy risk down the road.
If you’re introducing 1 new food per day, you can spend the first 10 minutes of a 20 minute meal letting the baby explore the new food on its own.
For the 2nd 10 minutes of the meal try to swap in a plate with 3 foods on it: 1 new food from that day with 2 familiar foods from previous days.
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
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ezpz plates and bowls mentioned are from ezpzfun.com & discount code is KATIE10 for 10% off
Episode 45 - How to Balance Your Baby’s BLW Plate is here
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